初级英语阅读练习.docx
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初级英语阅读练习
ElementaryReadingComprehension初级阅读
PassageOne
TheEnglishlanguageisspokenorreadbythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld,forhistorical,political,andeconomicreasons;butitmayalsobetruethatitowessomethingofitswideappealtoqualitiesandcharacteristicsinherentinitself.WhatarethesecharacteristicfeatureswhichoutstandinmakingtheEnglishlanguagewhatitis,whichgiveititsindividualityandmakeitofthisworldwidesignificance?
Firstandmostimportantisextraordinaryreceptiveandadaptable—ithastakentoitselfmaterialfromalmosteverywhereintheworldandhasmadethenewelementsoflanguageitsown.English,whichwhentheAnglo-SaxonsfirstconqueredEnglandinthefifthandsixthcenturieswasalmosta"pure"orunmixedlanguage—whichcouldmakenewwordsfornewideasfromitsowncompoundedelements.
AsecondoutstandingcharacteristicofEnglishisitssimplicityandtherelationshipofwordsinasentencewithonlytheminimumofchangeintheirshapesorvariationofendings.
AthirdqualityofEnglishisitsrelativelyfixedwordorder.(177words)
1.Thispassageisprimarilyconcernedwith____.
A.reasonsforthepopularityofEnglish
B.Englishlanguagehaslargestnumberofpeopleintheworld
C.extraordinaryreceptiveandadaptableofEnglishlanguage
D.characteristicofEnglish
2.WhatarethemostimportantcharacteristicfeaturesofEnglish?
A.thelargestnumberofpeople
B.historical,political,andeconomicreasons
C.extraordinaryreceptiveandadaptable
D.worldwidesignificance
3.WherehasEnglishtakenitselfmaterial?
A.everywhereintheworldB.theAnglo-Saxons
C.a"pure"orunmixedlanguageD.manyplacesintheworld
4.Accordingtothetext,Englandwasonce___
A.conqueredbysomeforeigners.B.defeatedbytheAnglo-Saxons.
C.acolonyoftheAnglo-Saxons.D.mixedwiththeAnglo-Saxons.
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecharacteristicofEnglishlanguage?
A.simpleB.widespread
C.pureD.relativelyfixedwordorder
PassageTwo
Forallthefeveredworkbeingdone,however,scienceisstillfarawayfromtheBraveNewWorldvisionofengineeringaperfecthuman—orevenaperfecttomato.Muchmoreresearchisneededbeforegenetherapybecomecommonplaceandmanydiseaseswilltakedecadestoconqueriftheycanbeconqueredatall.
Intheshortrun,themostpracticalwaytousethenewtechnologywillbeingeneticscreening.DoctorswillbeabletodetectallsortsofflawsinDNAlongbeforetheycanbefixed.Insomecasestheknowledgemayleadtotreatmentsthatdelaytheattackofthediseaseorsoftenitseffects.Someonewithageneticheartdisease,forexample,couldfollowalow-fatdiet.Andifscientistsdeterminethatavitalproteinismissingbecausethegenethatwassupposedtomakeitisdefective,theymightbeabletogivethepatientanartificialversionoftheprotein.Butinotherinstances,almostnothingcanbedonetostopthedamagesbroughtonbygeneticmutations.(176words)
6.The1stpassageimpliesthat____.
A.scienceisstillfarawayfromperfection
B.it’sdifficulttoengineeraperfecthuman
C.it’sdifficulttocreateaperfecttomato
D.manydiseaseswilltakedecadestoconquer
7.Accordingtotheauthor,manyhumandiseases
A.maybeconquered.
B.willbesurelyconquered.
C.maynotbeconquered.
D.mayneverbeconquered.
8.Whatdoes“intheshortrun”mean?
A.toruninashorttime
B.forthenearfuture
C.forthetimebeing
D.afterenoughtime
9.TheuseofthenewtechnologyingeneticscreeningincludesallthefollowingEXCEPT
A.detectingallsortsofflawsinDNA
B.fixingallsortsofflawsinDNA
C.treatmentsthatdelaytheattackofthedisease
D.artificialversionoftheprotein
10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.geneticengineering
B.geneticscreening
C.anewtechnology
D.Applicationofgeneticengineering
PassageThree
Forthepersonkeepingajournal,whateverheexperiencesandwantstoholdhecanwritedown.Buttogetitdownonpaperbeginsanotheradventure.Forhehastofocusonwhathehasexperienced,andbeabletosaywhat,infact,theexperienceis?
Whatofitisnew?
Whatofitisremarkablebecauseofassociationsinthememoryitstirsup?
Isitagoodorbadthingtohavehappened?
Andwhy,specifically?
Thequestionsmultiplythemselvesquickly.Asonetriestofindthewordsthatbestrepresentthisdiscovery,theexperiencebecomesevenmoreclearlyinitsshapeandmeaning.
Beyondthevalueofthejournalasrecord,thereisthevalueofthedisciplineitteaches.Thejournalistbeginstopaycloserattentiontowhathappenstoandaroundhim.Hedevelopsandsharpenshisskillsofobservation.Helearnstheusefulnessoflanguagesasameansofrepresentingwhathesees,andgainsskillandcertaintyintheexpressionofhisexperiences.Tohavegivenupone'sexperiencetowordsistohavebegunmarkingoutthelimitsandpotentialofitsmeaning.Inthejournalthatmeaningisdevelopedandclarifiedtooneself.Whentheintentionofthedevelopmentofthatmeaningistheconsiderationofanotherreader,themethodofthejournalredirectsitselfanditbecomestheessay.
11.Theauthorthinksofkeepingajournalas_____.
Aanassociation
Banadventure
Cadiscovery
Danobservation
12.Accordingtotheauthor,keepingajournalisgoodfor_____.
Aobservationandexpression
Bcertainlyanddiscipline
Cexperienceandadventure
Dconsiderationanddevelopment
13.Bykeepingajournal,onecan_____.
Adeveloptheusefulnessoflanguage
Bdevelophismemory
Cclarifytheconsiderationtoeveryone
Dhaveathoroughunderstandingofhisexperience
14.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?
AThejournalistcanexpresswhathashappened.
BAjournalcanserveasarecordofthepasthappening.
CThejournalistmustbeabletoobserveclosely.
DWritinghelpsdeveloptheconsiderationofothers.
15.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.
Ahowtowriteajournal
Btheexpressionsofajournal
Cthevaluesofkeepingajournal
Dhowtosolvetheproblemsinajournal
PassageFour
China'scentralauthoritieshaveoutlinedaseriesofnewguidelinesonimprovingthecountry'smarketeconomicmechanism.ThesemeasuresarecontainedinacommuniquéissuedonTuesdayattheendofaplenarysessionoftheChineseCommunistParty'sCentralCommittee.
Onewayofdoingsoistoperfectamarketeconomyofpublic,collectiveandprivateownership,withpublicownershipstillasthemainpillar.Butthecommuniquéalsostipulatesthattheshare-holdingsystemshouldbethemainforminrealizingpublicownershipsoastorevitalizethestatesector.Privatecapitalwillbeallowedininfrastructureconstruction.Anotherstepistobuildanintegratednationwidemarkettoencouragethefreeflowofcapitalandcommodities.Duringthefour-daymeeting,morethan300CentralCommitteemembersandalternativemembersexaminedandapprovedaworkreportbythePoliticalBureauonitsworkduringthepastyear.
Theyalsoapprovedadraftproposalwithregardtoamendmentstothestateconstitution.161(words)
16.Whatdoes“communiqué”inthe1stpassageprobablymean?
A.communeB.communication
C.officialreporttothepublicD.declarationorstatement
17.Accordingtothe2ndparagraph,“doingso”mayreferto___
A.outliningaseriesofnewguidelines
B.improvingthecountry'smarketeconomicmechanism
C.containingmeasuresinacommuniqué
D.issuingitonTuesday
18.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthemajorforceinamarketeconomy?
A.publicownershipB.collectiveandprivateownership
C.share-holdingsystemD.privatecapital
19.Onwhatdayoftheweekdidthemeetingconvene?
A.onTuesdayB.fourdaysago
C.onSaturdayD.onFriday
20.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.aseriesofnewguidelinesB.theplenarysessionofCCPCC
C.agistofthecommuniquéD.thefour-daymeetingofCCPCC
PassageFive
Israeliresearcherssaidtheyhadidentifiedanaturallyproducedcompoundthatmayexplainwhyonlysomesmokersgetlungcancer.
Researchersfoundthatsmokerswithlowlevelsoftheenzymewerefiveto10timesmorelikelytodeveloplungcancerthansmokerswiththehighestlevels.
TheenzymefixesdamagedonetoDNAbysmokingandotherenvironmentalstressesandisoneofalargegroupofrepaircompoundsinthebody.
WritingintheJournaloftheNationalCancerInstitute,ZviLivnehandhiscolleaguessaid40percentofthe68lungcancerpatientstheytestedhadlowlevelsofenzymeactivity,incontrastto4percentofahealthygroupof68people.
Non-smokerswiththelowestlevelsofenzymealsohadahigherriskoflungcancer,althoughtheiroverallriskofcancerwasmuchlowerthanthatofthesmokers.
Lungcancerisbyfarthebiggestcancerkillerintheworld,killingamillionpeopleeveryyearworldwide.
Smokingisalsoamajorcauseofheartdiseaseandstroke.Theresearcherssaidthefindingsneededtobeconfirmedinlargerstudiesbuttheymayleadtothedevelopmentofabloodtestthatsmokerscouldtaketodeterminetheirpersonalrisk.(209words)
21.WhatisIsraeliresearchers’discovery?
A.Anaturallyproducedcompound
B.Thepossiblereasonforsmokerstogetlungcancer
C.Akindofnewenzyme
D.Howlungcancerdeveloped
22.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthefunctionoftheenzyme?
A.Repairinganydamage.B.DamagedonetoDNA.
C.Causingenvironmentalstresses.D.Repairingcompoundsinthebody
23.Howmanypeoplehavebeentestedonlevelsofenzymeactivity?
A.fiveto10timesmoreB.
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